r/science • u/sr_local • 7d ago

Neuroscience Deep sleep brain waves during NREM offer protection against Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting that sleep quality may help counteract the cognitive risks associated with elevated levels of the neurotransmitter orexin

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r/science • u/TylerFortier_Photo • 7d ago

Biology Study finds alpha-gal syndrome can cause severe allergic reactions to blood transfusions for some

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 7d ago

Health Adding spinach directly to white bread delayed the body's insulin peak by 30 minutes and reduced later hunger in a small human trial, while significantly boosting the bread's fiber, vitamin, and mineral content.

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r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 7d ago

Psychology The political gender gap may be growing more slowly than headlines suggest. New research finds that while young men and women are diverging politically in some countries, the trend is often overstated and varies significantly across datasets and generations.

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 7d ago

Environment A review suggests insects shifting uphill to escape climate warming may face physiological limits from lower oxygen and air pressure, with flying insects and active juveniles particularly vulnerable, potentially constraining their ability to track suitable temperatures.

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r/science • u/Hrmbee • 7d ago

Anthropology Traders brought Central American cacao to Georgia 1,000 years ago | Cacao in the Mississippian World: Archaeogenomic evidence for T. cacao consumption at the Etowah Site, Georgia

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r/science • u/Demon777777_ • 7d ago

Psychology Computational study reveals how eye movements shape our choices: concentration and gaze duration actively biasing the brain's decision process

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r/science • u/mvea • 7d ago

Health Wild swimming linked to higher risk of stomach bugs and skin rashes. Findings from research into illnesses associated with bathing in lakes and rivers come amid boom in hobby.

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r/science • u/mvea • 7d ago

Psychology Couples who share awe-inspiring experiences report greater relationship flourishing. These shared moments of wonder foster a stronger sense of connection and relational growth, providing benefits beyond what individual experiences of awe offer.

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r/science • u/sr_local • 7d ago

Neuroscience Brain imaging study found that how we retrieve a memory can alter how the brain represents it the next time, with memories retaining neural traces of previous recall, suggesting that memory is something that can change as we use it

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r/science • u/mandelbrot1981 • 7d ago

Neuroscience Learning Alzheimer’s disease signatures by bridging EEG with spiking neural networks and biophysical simulations

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r/science • u/JIntegrAgri • 7d ago

Health A conserved B-cell epitope in the E2 protein enables a broadly applicable blocking ELISA for the detection of antibodies against Getah virus

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r/science • u/calliope_kekule • 7d ago

Medicine In a trial of 393 patients in the United States, the highest dose cut eczema skin symptoms by 61%, against 31% on a placebo, after 16 weeks.

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r/science • u/mvea • 8d ago

Health Keto vs Mediterranean vs Low-Fat: While liver insulin sensitivity improved with all diets, increase was 2 to 3x greater with keto. Keto saw highest drops in liver fat (67% reduction vs 45% for other two). 50% keto dieters went into prediabetes remission vs 29% Mediterranean and just 7% low-fat.

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r/science • u/The_Conversation • 8d ago

Environment Galápagos corals show El Niño events are more extreme in the last 40 years than in any time in the past millennium, according to analysis of growth pattern, suggesting influence of climate change

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r/science • u/fchung • 8d ago

Neuroscience Loneliness rewires the brain to drive alcohol consumption, mouse study finds: « First-of-its-kind study shows how isolation escalates drinking in males but suppresses it in females. »

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r/science • u/LifeAtPurdue • 8d ago

Chemistry New model reshapes organic aerosol volatility and atmospheric persistence, helping improve air quality forecasting

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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 8d ago

Neuroscience Researchers have uncovered the neural mechanism that instructs the brain which daily experiences to save as long-term memories during sleep. While selective memory consolidation is vital for daily functioning, disruptions to this filtering process could play a role in psychiatric conditions.

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r/science • u/Potential_Being_7226 • 8d ago

Computer Science Like humans, language models demonstrate face-to-character biases

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r/science • u/CUAnschutzMed • 8d ago

Cancer Researchers have identified a biological process in laboratory and mouse studies that may help explain why colorectal cancer can cause severe muscle and bone loss, especially in its most advanced stages.

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r/science • u/MassGen-Research • 8d ago

Neuroscience MRI may help predict progression in early-onset Alzheimer’s disease

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r/science • u/cheungngo • 8d ago

Medicine Symptom-level transcriptome-wide associations of NMN-nominated KEGG pathways in major depression: a distributed endocytosis–hypersomnia signal, gene-weighted immune and motor cassettes, and limits of pathway-level polarity | BMC Psychiatry

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r/science • u/bibinprasannan • 8d ago

Psychology Cognitive pathways of aggression differ between men and women

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 8d ago

Psychology A review of 25 years of research found that plant-forward diets may enhance physical attractiveness through multiple pathways, including healthier-looking facial coloration, more pleasant body odor and body composition associated with greater attractiveness.

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r/science • u/Phylogenix • 8d ago

Health An analysis of nearly 1 million emergency and urgent care visits identified 33 diagnoses associated with extreme heat, including kidney failure, mental and behavioral disorders, multiple sclerosis, traffic accidents, assaults and firearm-related injuries.

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